University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis (3-1) was defeated by Hillsdale College (6-1), 6-1 in a Midwest Regional face-off Sunday morning in Michigan.
DOUBLES: In the No. 3 doubles the Screaming Eagles pair of senior Kooper Falkenstein and sophomore Preston Cameron triumphed over their opponents in 6-3 fashion. In the No. 1 and No.2, the Eagles both dropped straight sets to their opponents which handed the Chargers the double point.
SINGLES: Sophomore Lucas Sakamaki notched an impressive tiebreaker victory in the No. 5 singles, ultimately taking the final set, 10-5. Cameron fought to stay in the No. 3 singles to the very end. Cameron went from being down one set to narrowly falling in quite the battle of the tiebreaker set, 11-9. Senior Spencer Blandford had a similar story in the No. 6 match; after dropping one set early, grabbing the next and losing in tightly contested tiebreaker, 10-7.
Up Next: The Eagles are scheduled to face Tiffin University (Ohio) back at home next Saturday March 13.
